diff --git a/config/buildSettings.mk b/config/buildSettings.mk
index 4ecc214eaa02221105cbb687c9c6987967fb2ac7..7492b5fb012101d466d1564762ca6b2c8064e74c 100644
--- a/config/buildSettings.mk
+++ b/config/buildSettings.mk
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ TCLSH   ?= ${FSLDIR}/bin/fsltclsh
 ARCHCFLAGS = -std=c99 -fPIC
 
 # Compiler flags for C++ projects.
-#  - C++11 as minimum source compatibility standard
+#  - C++17 as minimum source compatibility standard
 #  - Position independent code essential for
 #    compiling/using shared libraries
-ARCHCXXFLAGS = -std=c++11 -fPIC
+ARCHCXXFLAGS = -std=c++17 -fPIC
 
 # Preprocesor flags for C/C++ projects.
 ARCHCPPFLAGS =